Social Media Roundup: A Quiz on To-do Lists

Nobody’s to-do list is perfect. We all forget things, procrastinate, or get distracted. But there may be a new way to arrange your priorities. And with all of that time freed up by your organization, you can explore some new ideas for reaching out to your members included in today’s Social Media Roundup:

Building Smarter Lists

An Alternative to To-Do Lists for Getting Tasks Done | World of Psychology: http://t.co/qlqUYcYmOt  (opens in a new tab)

— Rebecca B, CAE (@rebecca_brandt) February 20, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

We need to talk about lists: We all have them, scribbled on notepads or sitting in Outlook, but what if there was a more effective way to prioritize our time? Associate Editor Margarita Tartakovsky brings up author Sam Bennett’s concept of a “could-do list” in an article at PsychCentral  (opens in a new tab). Central to compiling this new sort of list is the inclusion of elements beyond the tasks themselves.

“Specifically, it takes into account several important things: time, finances, your potential return on investment, and whether you want to do the task in the first place.” Tartakovsky writes.

Say you have a simple task that is perpetually delayed, like sending an email, mailing a thank-you note, or checking in with an old association connection. When it’s put on the list, realizing you could complete it in just a few moments with marginal cost could be the very prompt you need to end that procrastination. (ht @rebecca_brandt  (opens in a new tab))

Which (Fill in the Blank) Are You?

Have you taken a Buzzfeed quiz today? Here’s how they build quizzes and what they’re learning http://t.co/bPaDtBzrJj  (opens in a new tab)

— Nieman Lab (@NiemanLab) February 19, 2014  (opens in a new tab)

Long live the quiz: Buzzfeed is famous for its lists and GIF collections, but recently, it has found success in a format as old as publishing itself: the quiz. The site recently sparked a revival with quizzes like “What City Should You Actually Live In?”  (opens in a new tab) Since going live in mid-January, that particular quiz has already gathered 20 million views.

Nieman Journalism Lab’s Caroline O’Donovan  (opens in a new tab) takes a look at the Buzzfeed internal struggles  (opens in a new tab) to get the new format to work in its CMS, its experimentation with the form, and how other publishers are taking note. (ht @NiemanLab  (opens in a new tab))

What’s Your Association’s Next Step?

https://twitter.com/jcufaude/status/436525816281694208

Moving to the next level: Idea Architects Consultant Jeffrey Cufaude, tweeting about the California Society of Association Executives, presents a busy collage of ideas for the upcoming year. It’s impossible to make out everything he’s jotted down, but his central questions can clearly spark some brainstorming.

“How can we engage members to move the Association to the next level? We need to look at new ideas or services to provide to members to keep the org moving forward while engaging members?” he wrote. (ht @jcufaude  (opens in a new tab))

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